If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATruth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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